Payroll mistakes are usually small and easy to miss: a shift that crossed midnight split in two, overtime paid at the regular rate, or a premium that didn't apply. Here's a quick way to check:

1. Keep your own record of every shift as it ends: start, end, unpaid breaks. Your memory two weeks later won't match the schedule exactly.

2. When the pay stub arrives, compare total hours first. If those match, most problems are ruled out.

EarnCheck launches here on November 4. It's a shift and pay tracker for hourly workers.

You confirm a finished shift in one tap (overnight shifts stay one shift across midnight), and your estimated gross pay builds through the pay period. Show the Math lists the hours, rates, overtime and premiums behind the number. On payday, each gross line is marked Match, Difference to Review or Incomplete Information. There's no bank or employer login, and it's free for one job and a full first pay period. It's a checking tool, not legal advice.